Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.1 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH224.07
|
$4.15
CN¥29.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH204.38
|
$5.54
CN¥39.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH24.55
|
$0.50
CN¥3.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.63
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
|
pay 61.6% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.96
|
$1.43
CN¥10.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH154.59
|
$6.83
CN¥48.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH148.19
|
$7.46
CN¥53.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH69.64
|
$1.75
CN¥12.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH69.52
|
$1.44
CN¥10.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.85
|
$0.96
CN¥6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.97
|
$0.79
CN¥5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.31
|
$0.87
CN¥6.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH33.46
|
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.64
|
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.36
|
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
|
pay 56.0% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH205.82
|
$4.35
CN¥30.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH410.87
|
$34.62
CN¥246.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,090,751.72
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,617.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH158.34
|
$4.68
CN¥33.26
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH225.27
|
$13.59
CN¥96.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,366.28
|
$969.73
CN¥6,890.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,679.67
|
$561.86
CN¥3,992.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,426.47
|
$42.17
CN¥299.66
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,765.24
|
$836.50
CN¥5,944.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH168,844.33
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,471.48
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH41.44
|
$1.38
CN¥9.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH44.33
|
$3.73
CN¥26.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH85.88
|
$3.46
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH840.89
|
$62.16
CN¥441.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH149.44
|
$8.31
CN¥59.05
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,923.89
|
$65.57
CN¥465.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,257.95
|
$35.21
CN¥250.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,914.17
|
$85.31
CN¥606.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,383.80
|
$112.58
CN¥800.00
|
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